January 11, 2022 article in the Hartford Courant: https://www.courant.com/community/bristol/hc-news-bristol-covanta-20220111-5btcs7nivzhmlhjfuo4oxr76gm-story.html

@BRISTOLRESIDENTSFORCLEANAIR

Please take two minutes to send your Councilman or Councilwoman an email requesting that City Council take a vote on adding local Clean Air Laws to the Bristol City Charter (ordinances were removed in early 2021 following Covanta’s permit to burn medical waste). Email addresses below. We need these regulations in place to protect our air and water. Remind your Council representative that they were elected to do something different than the previous administration. MAYOR Jeffery Caggiano jeffcagg12@gmail.com CITY COUNCIL Sebastian Panioto, District 1 sebastianpanioto@bristolct.gov Jolene Lusitani, District 1 jolenelusitani@bristolct.gov Jacqueline Olsen, District 2 (Ordinance Committee) jacquelineolsen@bristolct.gov Susan Tyler, District […]

BRCA Monday, January 3, 2022, 6:30PM at Bristol Public Library, ground level Ordinance Committee, Tuesday, January 4, 2022, 5:30PM, City Hall Council Chambers, 111 N. Main St., 1st floor, Bristol BRCA Monday, January 17, 2022, 6:30PM, at Bristol Public Library, ground level City Council, Tuesday, January 11, 2022, 7PM, City Hall Council Chambers, 111 N. Main St., 1st floor, Bristol

City Hall Chambers, 111 N. Main St., Bristol CT

If this is the first time you are learning about this, you are not alone. Covanta plans to start burning up to 20,900 tons of medical waste annually from throughout the Northeast — twice as much as Connecticut generates. The Bristol incinerator location will allow waste from New England states, as well as New York and Pennsylvania. The Covanta corporation was forced into providing a Zoom presentation to Bristol residents regarding their petition filed with the state of Connecticut, as many residents were unaware of the motion. Many Bristol residents brought their concerns and questions to Covanta, as many residents […]